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ENTR'ACTE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does entr'acte mean?
• ENTR'ACTE (noun)
The noun ENTR'ACTE has 2 senses:
1. the interlude between two acts of a play
2. a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance
Familiarity information: ENTR'ACTE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The interlude between two acts of a play
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("entr'acte" is a kind of...):
interlude (an intervening period or episode)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
entr'acte; interlude; intermezzo
Hypernyms ("entr'acte" is a kind of...):
show (the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
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